House prices: October bump the worst since the height of the financial crisis October 16, 2023 House price behaviour is back where it was in the height of the financial crisis, with the "key selling season" of October failing to give prices liftoff.
Not one London MP would prioritise build-to-rent properties October 11, 2023 Not one London MP would prioritise build-to-rent properties in terms of housing options, despite almost half of them located in London.
Travis Perkins shares sink after mortgage misery profit warning October 11, 2023 Travis Perkins joins a slew of other businesses in the construction industry which have been hindered by the UK's ailing property market.
Beleaguered London film studios could close despite demand spike, fear execs October 11, 2023 Demand for UK film and TV production is set to spike – just as new ‘studio taxes’ cause venues to fear going out of business, industry executives have warned. Studios face a newly-implemented business tax, known within the industry as a ‘studio tax’, which has halted productions and slowed others due to rising costs. The [...]
Is the great private equity raid on London over? October 10, 2023 A predicted deals raid in London by private equity firms may have already fizzled out this year as dealmakers turn their attention to the cheap unlisted firms, new research has suggested.
Billionaires Row: Mansions on London’s poshest street set to disappear October 10, 2023 London's poshest postcode is undergoing a transformation, as developers look to convert Billionaire Row's flashy mansions into apartment complexes.
Banks bullish on Arm one month on from Nasdaq float October 9, 2023 Shares in Arm jumped in early trading today after a number of major US banks issued a 'buy' rating for the stock just one month after the British chip designer floated on Nasdaq.
John Lewis faces fresh defiance from Ealing residents over build-to-rent tower October 9, 2023 The John Lewis Partnership is facing further resistance from Ealing residents over the retailer‘s attempt to erect a build-to-rent tower of 428 homes over a Waitrose supermarket in the west London borough. A campaign group, Stop the Towers, has made fresh calls to the council urging it to listen to residents’ concerns and reject the [...]
London house prices slump again as high interest rates pile pain on mortgage holders October 6, 2023 London house prices cratered again in September as the Bank of England’s interest rate hikes continue to pile pain on mortgage holders and weigh on the housing market. House prices in the capital have fallen 4.8 per cent over the last year, the biggest fall of any region in cash terms at an average of [...]
The Square Mile and Me: Asif Aziz on turning London’s neglected spaces into eclectic landmarks October 5, 2023 Entrepreneur Asif Aziz – CEO of Criterion Capital and the operator of the London Trocadero and a host of London landmarks – has made the capital his playground What was your first job?When I was still in school, I was intrigued by the London property market. My first ‘real’ job was at Morgan Grenfell Laurie [...]